Hiring: Sr Staff Engineer - Engineer Company: Uber Location: San Francisco, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-17 01:49:00 Employment Type: Full-time / Remote Target Skills & Keywords : API Design, Android, C++, Java, Kind, Kotlin, Microservices, Python, Swift, TestNG, iOS About the job Experience: •10+ years work experience in software engineering building large scale systems Required Skills: •Partner with Sr Staff/Director+ level XFN across the org to identify new impactful opportunities to evolve the Uber One program across UberEats and UberX •Collaborate deeply with Sr Staff/Director+ engineers, PMs, Data Science and Designers from across the company to design, build, and optimize products used by millions of members globally •Architect robust, highly available, and scalable systems designed to resolve ambiguous technical challenges to serve millions of users. Align the org on complex tradeoffs between various different technical designs and solutions •Drive technical strategy for platform evolution, microservices architecture, and API design to simplify future program needs and evolve with industry trends •Own technical excellence by driving architecture reviews, identifying and reducing systemic technical debt, and raising the bar for observability and incident response across the organization. •Define standards and cultivate engineering culture and technical excellence to drive up engineering velocity and quality across the org •Mentor and coach other staff and senior engineers by providing thought leadership and technical guidance Qualifications: •10+ years work experience in software engineering building large scale systems •Bachelor's (or higher) in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. •Expert level technical skills, including proficiency in one or more programming languages (Go, Java, Python, Kotlin, Swift, C++) and code reviews. •Comprehensive expertise in software engineering fundamentals, including algorithms, data structures, distributed systems, system design, and architecture. •Proven experience in owning critical and large-scale platforms, infra services. Proven experience in identifying architectural gaps and creating org-wide frameworks that improve developer velocity and reduce systemic technical debt. •Proven ability to lead technical projects end-to-end through all lifecycle stages, from inception through design through global deployment and productionization. •Expertise in defining standards for testing, monitoring, and alerting systems, while overseeing the execution of complex incident management at an organizational level. •Demonstrated leadership in building relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners to rally around a technical vision. •Marketplace experience - Uber's business model is marketplace heavy and prior experience creating 0 to 1 features and optimizing marketplaces is preferred. Experience in real-time marketplace platforms requiring high consistency and global reliability. •Impact Mindset - (1) Ability to navigate complex org and company business needs (2) Ability to identify consumer needs through user research and data understand work (3) Bringing those together to build products and systems that bring value to our customers and deliver company impact Compensation: •$267,000 per year •$297,000 per year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) •All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!